In our dental clinic in Barcelona we always recommend the same treatment after tooth loss: dental implants. The advantages over other solutions are numerous.
How do false or temporary teeth work?
When faced with tooth loss, whether due to trauma, severe periodontal disease or simply natural wear and tear due to age, there are several possibilities for restoring the tooth.
One of the options is to opt for removable dental prostheses, which are more economical, but end up moving and generating additional discomfort for the patient.
Our recommendation in these cases is always to opt for fixed dental prostheses, that is, dental implants that can recover the lost tooth with all its benefits.
I am missing a tooth, how do I disguise it?
When tooth loss occurs, concealing the gap can be a real headache for the sufferer.
The reality is that no treatment or short-term solution is as effective as dental implants.
The reason is that they not only recover the esthetics of the smile, but also fulfill a structural function within the mouth, recovering chewing with that tooth that was lost. Therefore, our dental implants in Barcelona can help you to disguise the lack of a tooth that can cause self-esteem or health problems.
Provisional crab tooth, what is it?
Among the provisional options to replace a lost tooth we find the removable prosthesis, also known as ‘crab’ because of its shape and color. This type of prosthesis is fixed with a wire to the rest of the mouth and serves to place a tooth and cover the gap that has been left.
However, it should be noted that this option is not at all esthetic and is very annoying, since it can move and even cause caries and gingivitis problems to the adjacent gums.
It is only a temporary solution that can serve its function while waiting for a more definitive treatment, such as a dental implant.
What are glued-on false teeth?
When a tooth is lost and you do not want to resort to dental implant treatment in Barcelona, there are other possibilities to restore the aesthetics of your smile.
On the one hand, we find the fixed partial prosthesis, that is, the placement of a prosthesis that is installed between two teeth that act as a support. It is an economical and valid solution in the short-medium term, but over time it can cause discomfort, especially in the weight-bearing teeth on the sides.
On the other hand, we find the adhesive partial prosthesis, colloquially known as glued false teeth, which is a quick short-term solution, since it solves the problem of the dental gap, but can have problems of loosening or, directly, of detachment.
Can teeth be placed without implants?
If the tooth has not been completely lost and has instead been broken for some reason, it is possible to place prostheses such as crowns, dental caps or dental inlays’.
This type of solution makes it possible to restore the shape of a tooth without having to extract it.
However, if there is no tooth, the most durable and effective solution is a dental implant. In this way, the lost tooth can be recovered.
In our
dental clinic in Barcelona
we also have a solution whenever the patient’s situation allows it: immediate load implants.
This type of technique allows us to place the implant and the crown quickly, in a single session and without the need for further surgery.
Teeth with screw-retained implants
Finally, there is the option of the dental implant with a dental crown screwed onto the support.
This option is the most durable and comfortable for the patient, since it completely recovers the function of the tooth.
For this, a small intervention is performed, depending on the situation of each patient, to place an implant in the socket itself, in what we know as dental support that is in the jaw.
Then, a titanium support is placed and finally, the dental crown is placed, which can be made of several very esthetic materials, such as feldspar.
As we have seen, the true value of dental implants is that they are the best substitute after tooth loss, since they are more comfortable, recover the structural function of the tooth, protect the adjacent teeth and are much more esthetic.
In addition, in Puyuelo Dental Clinic we only work with the best dental implants in the world Straunmann, implants made of titanium and zirconium that are highly biocompatible, so they do not generate rejection.
